Wisdom Supplication!

My Rabb (Cherisher and Sustainer)! Bestow wisdom (religious knowledge, right judgment of the affairs) on me, and join me with the righteous. And grant me an honorable mention in later generations. And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight. (Qur’ân 26:83)

DPMM hosted the delegation from CHED-ARMM, HICCIP and WISHES

CHED-ARMM, HICCIP and WISHES officials, during their recent visit to Malaysia were hosted by the Putrajaya Malay Chamber of Commerce -- Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Malaysia (Putrajaya). The visit commenced with a dinner at an Arab Restaurant in honor of the guests, particularly with the presence of CHED-ARMM Regional Chairman II and Managing Commissioner Dr Borna Sharief.

WISHES and Khadijah Mohammad Islamic Academy, Inc. (KMIA) were invited as guests during the Exemplary Mother Award 2012 organized by Jamiyah Singapore in a ceremony held at the Swissotel The Stamford on Sunday, 21 October 2012.

Islamic Lectures for Women held at WISHES Mosque in Davao City

The Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES) conducted Islamic Lectures for Women and Teenagers on August 12, 2012 at the WISHES Mosque, Wisdom Compound, Dumanlas, Davao City. Dr. Norlain Dindang, WISHES Chairman, talked on “Islam: The Way to Supreme Success”.

Symposium on the Role of Muslim Educators in Islamic Da'wah at SFD, Davao City

The WISHES President, Dr. Omar Mababaya, lectured as a guest speaker on “The Role of Muslim Educators in Islamic Da'wah” on November 12, 2011 in Davao City. The event was part of Silsilah Forum Davao’s Dialogue & Peace Live-in Seminar-Workshop held at Brokenshire Resort and Convention Center on November 11-13, 2011.

General Forum of Islamic Cultural Centers outside the Islamic World held in Rabat

The “First General Forum for the Heads of Islamic Cultural Centers and Associations Outside the Islamic World”, took place on November 9-10, 2010 under the auspices of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) – an affiliate of OIC – and the Kuwait’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, at the headquarters of ISESCO, in Rabat, Morocco.

Mindanao Week of Peace 2010 Symposium held in Davao City

Dr Omar Mababaya, President of WISHES, gave a lecture presentation during the symposium on Mindanao Week of Peace 2010, with the theme: “Responsive and Responsible Governance key to Peace, Development and Sustainability”, held on December 4, 2010 at the University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City. Mababaya was one of the three guest speakers invited to address the symposium, with hundreds of participants from within the largely non-Muslim constituents of the University of Mindanao.

DepEd and BEAM held Private Madaris Management Workshop in Davao City

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Philippine-Australia Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao (BEAM) project jointly sponsored a five-day National Workshop on the Improvement of Administrative and Fiscal Management of Pilot Madaris Implementing the Standard Madrasah Curriculum (SMC), at the Waterfront Hotel, Davao City, from September 29 to October 3, 2010.

Youth Seminar on Ramadan

A Muslim youth seminar on Ramadan was conducted on August 8, 2010 at Mahad Piapi Al-Islamie, Davao City. The event was solemnly started with the recital of the Qur’an by Abdul Jabbar Rakim and words of welcome by Nor Asiah M. Adilao, MUSLIMAH Coordinator and Ustadz Isa D. Tahas, Administrator of the Ma’had Piapi Al-Islamie.

CHED-ARMM Delegation visited WISHES

Hon. Dr. Norma M. Sharief, Regional Chairman II & Managing Commissioner of the Commission on Higher Education-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (CHED-ARMM), visited the Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies (WISHES) in Davao City on April 15, 2011. The Commissioner was accompanied by a number of CHED-ARMM officials who also had the opportunity to have an ocular assessment of WISHES physical resources and online academic capabilities.

Key Events

- Islamic Online University and AlHikmah Global/WISHES held on 7 September 2014 an interesting lecture on "7 Habits for Raising Righteous Children in Islam" by Dr. Bilal Philips at David Hall, Sunny Point Hotel, Davao City

- WISHES attended on August 15, 2014 the first-ever Philippine Higher Education President’s Summit, which brought together for the first time over 500 of the country’s school presidents at the SMX Convention Center in SM AURA Taguig City, Metro Manila

- CHED-ARMMofficials led by Managing Commissioner, Dr. Norma M. Sharief, as well as the HICCIP Board Chairman Atty. Karim Panumpang and HICCIP Executive Vice President, Dr. Omar Mababaya, accompanied by key WISHES/Wisdom Islamic School executives visited the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and the University Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM).

Officials of Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies/Wisdom Islamic School attended the 11TH MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL HALAL SHOWCASE (MIHAS 2014). Business matching activities between potential buyers and suppliers occurred on 8 April 2014, coupled with trade exhibits on 9-12 April 2014 at MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- WISHES/Wisdom Islamic School Graduation and Recognition Program -- recognition ceremony for graduates at Kindergarten 2, Grade 6 and 4th Year High School, as well as awarding of honors, distinctions and recognition to honor graduates, outstanding students, teachers and supportive parents, 29 March 2014

- The Philippine Department of Education (DepEd) awarded on 24 March 2014 “Government Recognition” to Wisdom Islamic School, Davao City Inc. An Affiliate of Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies, Wisdom Islamic School is the First and Only Islamic School in Davao City and the Entire Region XI to be awarded permanent "Government Recognition", Masha Allah!